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The increasing amounts of remittances sent back to the homeland by overseas Vietnamese over the past few years have helped the country offset its trade deficit, reduce poverty.

The increasing amounts of remittances sent back to the homeland by overseas Vietnamese over the past few years have helped the country offset its trade deficit, reduce poverty, and improve living standards of recipients.

Policies and mechanisms that give fair treatment to overseas Vietnamese (OV) intellectuals and their domestic counterparts are needed to encourage OV scholars to work for the country.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee and the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs should coordinate together more closely to advise the Government on policies and solutions to ensure the legal rights of OV and encourage them to make more contributions to the country’s development.

The Vietnam Fatherland Committee in Can Tho City on December 20 held an international conference to highlight the importance of the overseas Vietnamese (OV) community to the city’s growth.

Ho Chi Minh City’s tax and customs officials have held a dialogue with overseas Vietnamese (OV) businesses in the city to help them tackle obstacles and difficulties.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has called for brainpower, resources and engagement of overseas Vietnamese (OV) around the world to boost the country’s growth and prosperity.

Ho Chi Minh City should design more effective policies to make full use of the huge brainpower potential of the Overseas Vietnamese community (OV).

The Vietnamese Government offered 62 scholarships more to Overseas Vietnamese (OV) students in Laos at a ceremony held in Vientiane on February 15.

A school for children of overseas Vietnamese (OV) was inaugurated in the Cambodian province of Siem Riep on February 3.

As many as 200 overseas Vietnamese (OV) and their relatives joined a cozy Tet (Lunar New Year) gathering in the southern province of Dong Nai on January 26.

PhoBolsaTV, a programme for overseas Vietnamese in the US and many other countries worldwide, has carried stories highlighting the ongoing 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Connecting overseas Vietnamese investors with small and medium enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City will be one of the southern hub’s top priorities to prepare for the international integration.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will create ample opportunities for overseas Vietnamese enterprises in the Czech Republic as well as companies that import Vietnamese goods to the EU.

The General Association of Vietnamese-Cambodians launched the 2015-2016 academic year at the Khmer-Vietnam Tan Tien friendship primary school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 6.

The Vietnamese Government’s scholarships for 2015 were presented to 30 outstanding Overseas Vietnamese students in Laos at a ceremony held in Vientiane on October 8.

Vice President of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong reviewed the domestic political and socio-economic situation while meeting with overseas Vietnamese (OV) in Russia on September 20.

Measures to resolve difficulties and support business and investment activities of overseas Vietnamese (OV) enterprises were discussed in a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City (HCM City) on August 21.

Overseas Vietnamese intellectuals and experts gathered at a forum in Hanoi on June 7, contributing their opinions to the country’s economic development and integration during 2016-2020.